Chapter 0163

Ava's phone rang, shrill in the silence of the room, shattering the tense atmosphere that lingered after her confrontation with Amelia. She picked it up, her voice urgent and laced with concern after hearing Lisa’s voice over the phone.

"What's wrong, Lisa?"

Lisa's sobs echoed over the line, her voice barely intelligible, sending a chill down Ava's spine. Ava's eyes darted in fear, her grip on the phone tightening as she paced back and forth in the room.

"Lisa, okay, where are you? What's happening?"

Ava whispered, her mind racing with worst-case scenarios, her imagination running wild with thoughts of something terrible happening to her friend. "I'm coming over. Just stay there, I'll be right there."

She cut the call, her movements swift and decisive, her heels clicking on the floor as she rushed out of the hospital. She hailed a taxi, her eyes fixed on her phone, willing Lisa to call back, willing herself to get to her friend as fast as possible.

At the penthouse, Ava burst out of